Google plans to speculate $40 billion in direction of constructing knowledge facilities in Texas

Google is on the point of spend $40 billion to extend its knowledge middle footprint in Texas. In an announcement posted on its web site, Google mentioned it is planning to construct extra infrastructure for its cloud and synthetic intelligence operations within the state. The plans name for 3 new knowledge facilities, one in Armstrong County and two in Haskell County, in keeping with Google.

Based on a press release from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, that is Google’s largest funding in any US state. The tech large’s funding within the Lone Star State dates again to 2019, when it constructed a knowledge middle in Midlothian, Texas. Google later expanded its presence within the state with the event of one other knowledge middle in Crimson Oak, bringing the corporate’s complete funding into Texas to $2.7 billion. Based on Google, the newest $40 billion funding will likely be made via 2027.

Google is not the one main tech firm growing extra AI infrastructure within the US. Earlier this yr, NVIDIA introduced plans to construct manufacturing house for AI supercomputers in Houston and Dallas. Extra just lately, Meta mentioned it will make investments $600 billion to construct AI knowledge facilities throughout the US with out specifying which states.